Many states denied representation in Congress Working Committee
Rahul Gandhi
West Bengal, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Jharkhand have not been accommodated in the committee, whereas some of the states have been given a huge chunk in comparison
Heading the Congress Working Committee (CWC) for the first time, party president Rahul Gandhi reconstituted the CWC, the highest decision-making body of the party on Tuesday.
The new CWC listreleased with 51-member includes 18 permanent invitees and 10 special invitees.
The first-time in-charges of states were included as permanent invitees.
The reconstituted CWC which features seven women did not give representation to several states.
West Bengal, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Jharkhand have not been accommodated in the committee, whereas some of the states have been given a huge chunk in comparison.
Four Kerala leaders namely Oommen Chandy, A K Antony, KC Venugopal and PC Chacko have been given space in the new CWC.
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Meanwhile, Haryana's Kumari Selja, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Deepender Hooda and KuldeepBishnoi are included in the list.
Senior Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh, Kamal Nath, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Mohan Prakash, CP Joshi and Shashi Tharoor have not been included in the new CWC.
The members include Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Dr Manmohan Singh, Motilal Vora, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge, AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Ambika Soni, Oommen Chandy, Tarun Gogoi, Siddaramaiah, Anand Sharma, Harish Rawat, Kumari Selja, Mukul Wasnik, Avinash Pande, KC Venugopal, Dipak Babaria, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Raghuveer Meena, Gaikhangam and Ashok Gehlot.
(With inputs from ANI)